Woolmore ready for top flight after Jersey blooding

HUNGRY prop Jake Woolmore insists Bristol’s collection of Championship recruits will prove their critics wrong in next season’s Premiership. While Charles Piutau, below, and John Afoa head a list of star summer imports at Ashton Gate, Bristol boss Pat Lam has also shown a willingness to unearth hidden gems by recruiting no fewer than nine players from the Championship.
Among those is former Exeter loosehead Woolmore, who is eager to a grab a second chance in top-flight rugby after rebuilding his career at Jersey.
“I’m more prepared for it now,” Woolmore, 27, ...

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